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N3289Q

1977 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7716146

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Trident Aircraft Leasing LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 9475 Jet Ln, Easton, MD 21601
Fleet: 7 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7716146
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Apr 6, 1977)
Mode S code: A38FAA (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 6, 2020 · last FAA action Jan 22, 2023

Past registrations of N3289Q

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Nov 3, 1967 Cessna 402 · serial 4020089 Floair Inc · exported to AUSTRALIA

What a Piper Cherokee looks likePhoto of a Piper Cherokee, not this aircraft: Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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